Gas-washing apparatus.



H. E. THEISEN, GAS WASHING API'ARATUS.

APILIOATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1912.

1 049,317.. Patented 1300.31, 1912.

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H. E. THEISEN. GAS WASHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1912.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

H. E. THEISEN.

GAS WASHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED smwze, 1912 1,049,317, Patented Dec.31,1912

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GAS WASHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEP'LZG, 1912. I,

Patented 1060.31, 1912.

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HANS no. 'rrinisnmor MUNICH, GERMANY.

GAS-WASHING AEPARATUS.

Specification of "Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. $1, 1932.

Application filed September 26, 1912. Serial No. 722,399.

To all whom it may concern:

do it known that I, HANS Eouanu THEISEN, a citizen of the Unitedfitatesof America, 2 siding at Munich, tlern'lany, have invented certain newand useful linproven'ients in GasdVaehing Apparatus, of which thefollowing a specification.

My invention relates generally to gas washing apparatus, and has morespecific reference to a type of such apparatus wherein fixed and rotarydisintegrator members are alternately arranged, and a tan or propellerblade is employed either in the same casing with the disintcgrators orin a casing separate therefrom.

One oojeet of my invention is to so improve the structure of saidapparatus, that a part of the casingv is readily removable togive accessto the interior of the device. P); this arrangement the principal partsof the apparatus remain secured to the floor or other foundation, whilethe disintegrator members, propeller blade, and appurtenant parts,usually requiring more or less frequent attention, may he taken out as awhole. The arrangement referred to also greatly facilitates theassembling and disassembling of the several parts of the device.

.A further object 01" the invention is to so mount the fixeddisinlegrators that, while being firm and rigid when in i'vporativeposition, they may he quickly and simply released from their tasteningsand placed in position to be lifted out of the apparatus with therevoluble disinlcgra tors with which they alternate.

A further object of the invention is to provide the gas admission ductsor ports at ou h a position in the apparatus, that the entering gas willimmediately come into contact with the escaping water, whereby the whichis usually hot, is subjected to a preliminary cleaning and at the sametime is freed from some ot its in'ipurities. Other objects andadvantagesof the invention, well its detail structure and operation will heclearly disclosed in the following specification, refer-cum be ng madeto the accompanying drawing. where in l igure l, is vertical nal view oia single phase Warshiug machine exnhmlying certain features oi theinventimi; Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional vii and Fig. an elevationalview out a modified l r-n of the invention as embodied in a two phasegas washing apparatus; Fig. 4,,is a yerticnl eectional View of a furthermodified form of apparatusyFig. 5, is a vertical sectional view on theline 5--5 of Fig. 4; and Figs. 0 and 7 are vertical sectional views oftwo still further modified forms of the ill Veil t n.

In all forms of the invention it isproposed to provide the casing with aremov able part or parts, whereby the interior of the apparatus is madereadily accessible, and certain parts of the apparatus are quickly andeasily removable This general purpose is diiierently accomplished 1ncertain of the different forms shown and I will now proceed to give adetail description of these several forms.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the numeral 10 denotes the apparatus casingwhich is firmly fixed to its foundation by any suitable means not shown,and is provided with the subi antially central gas admission port- 11.(due of the lateral upright walls of this casing preferably that deeignated 1 is removahly secured to the casing proper by means offastening means such as the nut and boltconnections'7. The wall 1 isprovided with the stuffing box 2 through which passes the shaft 3supported in the hearings a of the bearing block 5. The bearing; blockis carried by, and movable along, rails 8. Atits inner end, the shaft 3carries the disk 6 to which the revoluble clisinte rrator member IL andthe propeller blades 33 are secured. The fixed (lisintegrator membersare desig hated (i0. and are carried bya supporting disk til fixed inthe casing l0 opposite the disk 6. The washing fluid admissionvpipe isdesignated 13 and opens into a -:listributinn" (one 72 carried by thedisk (3. The gas educlion {HIFSHgQ is designated 12 and the Fluidexhaust passages ll and 1:7. \Yhcn the apparatus is to be disassembledfor any given pur,- e, the connections 7 are loosened and the bearingblock 5 moved on the guide rails R in the direction o'l." arrow 9. Thismovement of the block carries with it: the wall .1, disk 3. thercvoluble disinteuralor members 3-), fan blades 33 a'udthexdistrihuling' cone U2. The snailshapecl casing 30. however, with theparts fixed there to, remains 'iuulisl'urbed and secure on thel'oum'lalion. In reasselnhlin the parts, it is P: y suuply necessary topush the block 0' 111 :1

46 20 in position.

direction opposite the arrow 9 until the disk 6 and wall 1 are in properposition, and secure the bolts 7 and thedevice will again be inoperative condition. In the form of invention illustrated in Figs. 2 and3, an apparatus is disclosed wherein the casing 24 is centrally dividedin a horizontal plane at 18, whereby the upper half of the casing isrendered re- 10 movable upon release of the. fastening means passingthrough the flanged parts 18 of the casing section. The modified formnow under consideration embodies a structure wherein there are twooppositely dis- 5 osed admission passages 16 in the ower, xed part ofthe casing, there being also two sets of fixed and revolubledisintegrators 32 and 35, respectively, and two sets of propellers 33,the latter and the dis- 2 integrators being housed in the same part ofthe casing. The revoluble disintegrators 35 and the propeller blades 33are carried by a centrally disposed supporting plate 34 mounted forrevolution with the main shaft 63 running in the bearing 64. The fluidadmission tubes are designated 13 and discharge into the doubledistributor cone 62 at substantially the central part of the easing. Inthis form of the invention the uper part ofthe casing together with theso h fixed and re'voluble. disintegrators and the propeller blades maybe lifted upwardly, in the direction of arrow 17, and thus removed fromthe lower fixed casing section. To this end I adopt the followingconstruction: The inner faces of the casing walls 21 are provided withthe plane bearing prdjections 19 against which the projections 19 formedon the rings 20 are adapted to abut. The

40 rings 20 have the fixed disintegrator memhers 35 projecting therefrominto alternation with the revoluble disintegrators, and screws 22 areprovided which pass through the projections 19 and 19 to hold the-ringsIntermediate the series of sec'urin screws 22 I provide bolts 23 theends 0 which bear against the inner faces of the rings 20 and when thesebolts 23 are screwed inwardly .they force. the rings in the samedirection after the screws 22 have been loosened or removed.

To disassemble the parts of the device shown inFigs. 2 and 3 thefastenings at 18 are removed and the screws 22 loosened or removed;thereafter the bolts 23 are turned to forcethe rings 20 inwardly asufiicient distance to clear theshouldenor flange 25 formed within thecasing on which.

these rings rest. The upper casing section is removed and then thesupporting plate 34 is raised in the direction of arrow 17 and by solifting the plate the revoluble disintegrators fixed thereto, and thealternating disintegrators with the rin 20 are also lifted out of thecasing bod] y. The

lower part of the casing having the gas-adn1ission 'openings l6 remainsfixed to its. suppprting base. I

In the modified form of Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a single phasewashing appar ratus wherein the disintcgrators are placed in a differentchamber of the casing from the propeller, there being a suitable spacebetween the outer surfaces of the two iug parts. In this form of theinrenti the casing is centrally divided in a i zontal plane at 18 andhas the gas ad sion passage 16 in its lower part. integrators are housedin the casing section 24" while'the fan or propeller 33 is in the casingsection 26. The inner wall of the casing section 24 is provided with aplane bearing surface 19' against which the ring 20 carrying the fixeddisint members 35 bears. Mounted "u shaft 63"is the propeller'blade 111the casing section 26 and the drum; 3 3c the revoluble disintegrators-32in t 5 ing section 24, The inner part the u ing section 24' is alsoprovided with supporting and positioning shoulder the rings 20". Betweenthe section 24' and 26 is asnitable space 2? to per; i of manipulatingthe screws and 23, in the manner above described in connection withFigs. 2 and 3 of the By providing the gas inlets 16 at the in. partofthe fixed casing section. shown in certain'figures of'the drawings, thevery great advantage is obtained that the main part ofthe impure raw gasmeets-the outfiowing water or other cleaning fluid employed. The resultof this is that the gas is partly freed of its contained impuritiesimmediately after it enters the a para-tits, and moreover the water actsto coo the gas, which is usually hot as it flows into the device. Thegas, in the main, passes through the annular chamber 30 without anyappreciable quantity flowing intothe intermediate space. The function ofthe chamber 30 is to proportion the entering upcleaned gas to theoutfiowing body of Water, thus exhancing the cleaning and cooling actionon the gas at its entrance into'the lower part of the device.

The assembling and disassembling of parts of the device shown in Figs. 4and 5 are-effected in the same manner as described in reference to Figs.2 and 3, and an addi 13a tional description 1s deemed unnecessary.

"The-device shown in Fig. 6 is similar in principle and construction tothe device of Figs. 4 ands), the main difference being that the gasentering the admission port 16 must pass the right hand disintegratormembers 32 35 at mid current and it then passes through the left hand.disintegrator. section 32 35 in a direction oppositethat'in which thewashing fluid therein florist? The parts 1311 rel-arm at the sides of acentrally disposed pro-' peller blade 33 In this and certain of theother forms of the device the propeller is shown as open at the sidesand having its ends inturned. at 38. The device oi? Fig. i, is, incited, a multiple cleaner embodying the features of the construction ofFigs. l and It has two gas admission passages 16 and two counter currentdisintegrator sections 32 and The parts 38 of the propeller act aspressure bladeswhile the parts 39 act as washing members and wash thegas against the conical washing surfaces &0 of the casing. One or moredrain pas sages or tubes 37 may be provided for the fluid and impuritiesas shown in the draw ing. T he form of invention including a propellerblade open at the sides and closed at the ends, in combination with aconical washing surface and a drain 37 serves to hurl the washing fluidtaken up by the gas, against the conical surface 4&0 and. to carry oftthe fluid through the drain, whereby a fluid separator directly behind.the gas exit may be dispensed with.

lhe operation of the set era] folms of my invention shown and described.in the drawings is substantially the same. The gas to be cleaned entersthe apparatus through the several inlets and is subjected to the actionof the sprays or jets of water whereby the gas is cooled and cleaned.The rotating disintegrator men'ibers agitate the gas-and by centrifugalaction the heavy particles are thrown outwardly and pass out from theapparatus with the water.- Cleaned is carried oil by means of-thepropellers and the outlet pipes for the gas to suitable storage tanks,or to any other place where itis desired to conduct the gas.

I have herein shown and described my invention in considerable detail,but I Wish it. to be understood that the invention is susceptible ofmaterial modification and variation Without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A. gas iv-slung ap 'izufatus, embodying therein a casingiavina removable section, relatively fixed disintegrator members with. in thecasing revt'ilul ly mounted CllSllliIi-P grater meinbers therein, andmeans for re leasing the fixed d ttegrator member from the casingwhereby said dismlcgrator memhers may he removed as a unit with saidremovable section.

2. A as washin a paratus embod 111 therein a casing, having fixed andremovable sections, stationary disintegrator members secured within thecasing, rotary disintegrator members within the casing, said rotarydisintegrator members interlacing with the fixed disintegrator members,releasable means for securing the removable section of the casing to thetired section, and means for releasing the stationary disintegratormembers from the casing to permit of the rotary and stationarydisintegrator members being removed from the casing as a unit.

3. A gas Washing apparatus, embodying therein a casing providedinteriorly with plane bearing surfaces, rings adapted to contact withsaid bearing surfaces, fixed disintegrators carried by said rings, meansfor removably securing said rings against said bearing surla ces, andmeans for forcing said rings inwardly or". the apparatus away from saidbearing surface.

4:. A gas Washingapparatus embodying therein a casing providedinteriorly with plane bearing surfaces, rin 's adapted to contact withsaid bearing surtaces, fixed disintegrators carried b said rings, screwspassin through said bearings and into the rings For retaining the latterin fixed post tic-n, and bolts passing through said casing and havingtheir ends abutting said rings whereby inward movement of said boltswill force said rings inwardly away from the bearing surfaces.

5. A gas Washing apparatus embodying therein a casinghav n a pluralityof spaced chambers, the Walls 0% which are connected by narrow necks,disintegrator member-1: i'vithin the chambers of the casing, and meansaccessible from the spacesbetween the chambers to fasten thedisintegrator .memhers in position in the casing.

6. A gas Washing apparatus. embodying therein a casing divided into aplurality o'l adjacent sections having a space therebetween, gas washingmeans in one of said sections, a propeller blade revoluble in other ofsaid sections, and means projecting into said. space whereby said gaswashing g' means may be forced into the casing section wherein the sameis housed. I

7. A gas washing apparatus eomprisin a divided casing, one portion oftheorising ieing. Y'aoifable and the other portion being fixed, meansfor detachably securing the removable portion of the casing to the fixedportion. a rotary disintegrating member supported by the removableportion of. the. casing, and a movable sup-porting means for theremovable portion of the casing and the rotary disintegrating membersupported thereby whereby the removable portion of the casing and thedisintegrating member may be removed from the fixed portion of thecasing.

8. A gas washing machine comprising a supported thereby from theirinteriaced casing having a fixed portion and a removposition with thestationary disintegrator able portion, stationary disintegratorInemmembers.

hers secured tothe fixed portion, rotary dis- In testimony whereof Ihave athxeri my 5 Integrator members supported by the resignature inpresence of two Witnesses.

movable portion and adapted to interlace t with the stationarydisintegrator members, HANS IlHLASEN' and means to remove the removableportion Witnesses:

of the casmg from the fixed portion and to MATHiLnn K. HELD,

10 Withdraw the rotarv disintegrator members I RICHARD LENY.

